3 Stones Custom Homes Inc.

We hired 3 Stones Custom Homes for the gut renovation of our house in Little Italy.

It was a very complicated project since the house was in very poor shape structurally and on very bad soil. Not only that, but all of the framing in the house had been warping for a hundred years, so there were no straight lines.

We were the architects on our project and we worked directly with 3 Stones for structural engineering. They also managed the construction of the project.

As professionals who have renovated a few houses in Toronto, I have to say that our experience with 3 Stones was extremely positive and we hope to work with them again soon. Throughout the process there were several aspects of working with 3 Stones that made it so good:
Realistic estimates of schedule
Realistic and real time estimates of budget
Quick estimates of costs of design changes (we made a lot of design changes)
Openness to changes and to all of the one of a kind details that we designed
Professional demeanor
Friendly and positive attitude
High quality work

3 Stones has a schedule and budget update issued with every invoice. This helped us to adjust our expectations and to understand the consequences of the design changes we were making. Throughout the project, we also kept finding little opportunities for improvement on our design; 3 Stones helped us evaluate each of these potential changes in very fast estimates. We were always really impressed with the way that Chris could usually do the math on most of these changes in his head and let us know what it would set us back right after we explained it.

They were also always upbeat and open to anything that we proposed. Our experience with some of the other contractors that we interviewed for this project was that they frowned a lot in order to seem competent. They had a demeanor that gave us more confidence because it was clear they were up to the challenges.

On the whole we were really impressed with the work that they did. Their teams were extremely friendly, efficient and talented. All of the interior finishes, mechanical systems, millwork and trim were done with such an incredible amount of care. Our house now looks beautiful but also feels solid and well made. We can’t recommend them enough.